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Africana Commemorative Mint Gold & Silver Stamps Collections: Worth Something?

I received the following question from one of our loyal readers, and thought it would be a good idea to respond to it via the blog so we can all learn together.

 We found a box(wood)with 25 silver stamps of royalty collection.
This is the 1s 3d coronation stamp of 1953. It says the queens
jubilee. The same thing we found in gold (plated).
The paper with it says “The Africana Commemorative Mint”.
We would like to know if it is worth something.
Thank you,
Cora S.

Thanks Cora for your inquiry. :-)

These gold and silver postage stamps replica were produced by the Africana Commemorative Mint in 1977 to commemorate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. They are housed in a velvet-lined satinwood-inlaid wooden display case, inclusive of a certificate of authenticity. Cast from STG-grade sterling silver, they are plated in 24 carat gold.

In reference with market value, here are some selling prices I found on the Web:

 

Africana Mint Gold Stamps Coronation 1977

1977 Queen's Jubilee Gold Stamp Coronation Collection | Source: www.carbonite.co.za

R4 500.00, negotiable.

4,500 South African Rand (ZAR) = 631.689 US Dollar (USD).  Click on the image above to read more information about the item.

 

Africana Mint Nature Definitive Gold Stamps -1974

Africana Mint Nature Definitive Gold Stamps -1974

In the picture above, we can see an example of a similar set.  It sold on Ebay for  £260.00 (British Pounds) which converts to approximately Us$ 428.00 (click on the image to navigate to Ebay lot)

 

The Africana Commemorative Mint RSA The Definitive Stamp Replica Set 16 Gold Plated Silver Stamps

The Africana Commemorative Mint - 5th Avenue Auctioneers. SA

 

And lastly, the auction house 5th Avenue Auctionners had in 2008 some sets in their auction pages. As you can see, the estimated prices for the Africana Commemorative Mint RSA Stamp Replica sets were between 900 and 5000 South African Rands.

Not bad! ;-)

I hope this answers your question and that it will prove helpful to you.

If any of you have additional information that you would like to share with Cora and the readership, do not hesitate to post a comment below.

Until next, happy collecting!

Janice

Your Topical Stamp Collecting Queen ;-)


 


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Prince Alfred: Founder of The Royal Philatelic Collection

Happy to share with you today a cross blog post that I wrote on Scotiana.com‘s website which is a great site about “Everything Scotland”.

Photograph of King George V by W.& D Downey
Photograph of King George V by W.& D Downey

 

In fact Mairiuna, it was Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria ( later King George V ) that started the Royal Philatelic Collection.

His enthusiasm about stamp collecting was shared with his brother, the Prince of Wales ( later King Edward VII) who bought Prince Alfred’s collection just a few years before he died. In turn, he offered same to his son, the Duke of York, who had spent many hours with his uncle enjoying the hobby.

And from one generation to another, the Royal Philatelic Collection is now in the hands of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth.

By the way, did you know that Great Britain is the only country that does not print it’s name on postage stamps ?

Look carefully…the only way to identify a British stamp, is to find the Queen’s profile adorning one of the corners.

Great Britain - Kids set

Great Britain Stamps - Folk & Fairy Tales

As you share the same thematic approach to stamp collecting as I do, we both happily undertook a philatelic quest to find as many postage stamps and other philatelic document that relates to Scotland in any shape or form, and I have to tell you Mairiuna..I find it’s a very thrilling adventure !

Let’s turn another page of our “Scotiana on Stamps” album to view more stamps about Scottish philately.

The Cairngorms in Scotland on stamps

 

The Cairngorms… home to five of the six highest mountains in Scotland, all munros .

Quiz Time ! Can you name them ?

Who volunteers to take a guess?

Click on “Leave a Comment” down below the post and submit your answers. We will unveil correct answer on the blog.

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This one from Monaco commemorates Sir Athur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, famous fictional detective, who appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories all together.

Arthur Conan Doyle - 2009 - Sherlock Holmes - Scotland on Stamps

Arthur Conan Doyle - 2009 - Sherlock Holmes

Mairiuna, since we are in Edinburgh, would you like to walk down the avenue towards Picardy Place where the statue of Sherlock Holmes was erected close to the house where he was born?

Talk soon,

Janice


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